Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion 7/23 carpool from Lone Pine/ tips on getting 6 ppl to Portal

Hi there,

I have a group of 6 hiking Whitney (day hike) on Sat 7/23. I see now that at that time there will be NO roadside parking that day. So... I'm exploring ways to get 6 people up to the Portal and down later in the day. I'm not yet sure if anyone in the group has a vehicle that seats 6.

I see there is a shuttle for hire that is a bit expensive ($65 one person, $20 per add'l person). And of course we could do our own shuttle, driving people up and down Portal road at 2am in the morning.

But I was wondering... if there is anyone on this board heading up to the Portal from Lone Pine around 2-2:30am on 7/23 who might have space for 1-2 people in his/her car?

I understand the need to restrict parking for construction, but it's a bummer that the number of parking permits issued does not vary by group size. Any advice from others who have made this work in recent weeks would be much appreciated.